Missouri Lakes Fishing Report by Steve Wilson

Lake - Lake of The Ozarks 10/05/06:

Warm temps have made the fishing tough the last few days. But cool temps headed to the Ozarks this weekend should put things back on schedule.

Lake level: 657.51 with minimum generation scheduled for the next few days. This should hold the lake steady at 657.4 Truman lake: 704.42

Water temps have jumped up with the 90 degree days we have been having. Mid 70's is the average that I been seeing in most areas.

Dam and Gravois areas: Clear. This warm front has really keep the shad down the last few days. This is making the DD 22 the most consistent quality bass catcher. Shad colors fished 12'-16' deep on structure with brush. Crash these baits into the brush to get a reaction strike. If your having trouble locating brush on structure. Try docks near points. Most of them have brush besides them. There is also some fish still being caught deep on football jigs. Structure with brush from 20'-30'. Topwaters also are very productive around docks and main lake points. Up the Gravois there are a few fish starting to follow the baitfish. They can be caught around shallow docks with spinnerbaits, crankbaits and jigs.

Glaize: Clear with some color in the water above Bucks Marina. The best fishing in this area is within a couple miles of PB2. The fish are doing a number of different things in this area. You can catch fish on topwaters early than go to DD 22's and football jigs after the mourning bite. The DD 22 and other deep divers fished into brush around structure has been the best way to get quality. Remember there are other deep divers on the market. Some that perform better than the DD 22. So experiment. Get one that looks like the dead shad you see floating in the lake. Some of the Japanese deep divers are hard to beat. Invest in a good lure retriever!

Nianguas: Clear with stained water in the upper reaches. The Nianguas served me up a very tough day Monday. Not very nice of a river. I think the warm front had pushed the bait down. I should of pulled out the DD 22 and went to work. But Cardinal baseball put a end to that. Till it cools down a little. Expect to catch fish on mid depth cover on crankbaits, jigs and deep diving crankbaits. Topwater are working early in the backs of the pockets. You have to catch a lot of small ones to get a keeper. Buzzbaits and spooks both a working.

Osage River: Clear around Hwy 5 bridge, stained from 45-60 mile markers and dirty from 65-85 then it clears up again around Truman Dam. The bite in the river is suffering from the warm temps also. It was just starting to get good. Hopefully things will be back to normal soon. Big cranks baits such as the DD 22 fished on the drop offs of main and secondary points is taking quality fish. They really hit it hard in the river when you get it in front of one. Use heavier line to keep the DD 22 from reaching its intended depth. 15-20# mono. Works on the drops that are 5-12'. There are a lot of small fish and some keepers shallow around baitfish. These fish can be caught on topwaters, spinnerbait and crankbaits early. But the most consistent way to get them is flipping. It doesn’t really matter to these fish what you chose to pitch to these docks. It is a matter of getting you lure right in front of the fishes face. Rattleback jigs, creature baits, tubes and 10" plastic worms. Use what you have the best experience with and fish it hard and cover a lot of docks.

Thanks and Good Luck!

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